【推荐1】Did you hear of the supercomputer? ______, China’s Tianhe-1 was ranked as the world’s fastest supercomputer, according to a new list of world’s top 500 supercomputers.

It took 200 Chinese ______ two years to build the fastest supercomputer. It can do 2507 trillion calculations in ____! That means it will take a personal computer 600 years to finish the work that a computer does in 24 hours!

The US now leads the world in the area of supercomputers. It is ______ to more than half of the world’s top supercomputers. Japan also has advanced technology. China is developing its supercomputer technology quickly. But experts say it will take years ______ China’s total computing power can catch up with that of the US.

Supercomputers can work on many ______ things. They can solve problems in areas like national defense（国防）, energy and science. In business, you can also use super computers. Oil companies use them to find oil and gas. _____ use them for quick trades. Food companies even use supercomputers to make sure that they put potato chips into ______ without breaking them.

To make a supercomputer, scientists first need to ______ thousands of small computers together. Then they use software to turn them into one supercomputer. In fact, any person with enough ______ about computers can make a supercomputer. But you need the top technology to make a supercomputer run fast.

1.

A．Nowadays

B．Actually

C．Recently

D．Luckily

2.

A．engineers

B．scientists

C．teachers

D．managers

3.

A．day

B．month

C．second

D．minute

4.

A．house

B．home

C．school

D．family

5.

A．after

B．before

C．while

D．when

6.

A．interesting

B．exciting

C．different

D．powerful

7.

A．Companies

B．Factories

C．Banks

D．Museums

8.

A．bottles

B．cans

C．houses

D．bowls

9.

A．join

B．communicate

C．link

D．stick

10.

A．knowledge

B．money

C．energy

D．love

【推荐2】The Internet, mobile phones and iPads are _______ of our lives now. Technology is greatly affecting all_______ of our lives, from the ways we work to the ways we play.
We have had lots of technology and it has changed our lives _________ Here are some examples of modern technology that will_______ our ideas and affect our lives greatly.
Global Positioning System(GPS)(全球定位系统)
It's a system that uses radio signals from satellites to_______ exact(精确的) information. It tells you _______ the user is on the Earth in all weather conditions. It's_______ of three parts: satellites, control equipment(设备) on land and receivers.
Underwater Robot
Hercules is a kind of _______ robot with some high technology equipment. It will _______to search for ancient ships which were destroyed into the deep sea during________ journeys long ago.
The world is changing ________ quickly that it's hard for us to catch up with all the new inventions ________ they seem to come out every month. It's important________ us to learn about new technology and the role that it plays in our lives.________   we should be willing to accept modern technology, or we will_____　the times.1.

A．methods

B．parts

C．ways

D．effect

2.

A．matters

B．problems

C．ways

D．facts

3.

A．a lot

B．lots of

C．little of

D．a little

4.

A．improve

B．change

C．buy

D．use

5.

A．help

B．show

C．understand

D．achieve

6.

A．that

B．why

C．which

D．where

7.

A．looked up

B．made up

C．set up

D．got up

8.

A．water

B．underground

C．underwater

D．ground

9.

A．using

B．be used

C．to use

D．use

10.

A．their

B．its

C．her

D．his

11.

A．too

B．very

C．so

D．much

12.

A．so

B．and

C．because

D．why

13.

A．of

B．for

C．to

D．with

14.

A．And

B．But

C．Or

D．So

15.

A．keep up

B．fall behind

C．stay away

D．hide from

【推荐3】We live in computer age(时代). People______scientists, teachers, writers and even students use computers to do all kinds of work. But more than 30 years ago._______couldn't do much. They were very big and expensive. Very few people were______in them and knew how______them. Today computers are smaller and______. But they can do a lot of work. Many people like to use them.
Computers become very important because they can work_______than people and make fewer mistakes. Computers can_____people do a lot of work. Writers now use computers to______. Teachers use them to help teaching. Students use them to_____. Computers can also remember what you____them. Computers are very useful and helpful. They are our friends. Do you want to have a computer?1.

A．like

B．as

C．and

D．with

2.

A．students

B．scientists

C．teachers

D．computers

3.

A．interest

B．interesting

C．interested

D．interests

4.

A．use

B．using

C．to use

D．used

5.

A．cheap

B．cheaper

C．more expensive

D．expensive

6.

A．fast

B．faster

C．slow

D．slower

7.

A．help

B．make

C．stop

D．use

8.

A．write

B．play

C．study

D．learn

9.

A．sing

B．study

C．dance

D．watch

10.

A．put in

B．put on

C．put into

D．put up

【推荐1】We are lucky to live in a rich country where we have many things. However, most of us usually waste.

Electricity is one thing that we waste most. Lights, TVs, radios and other things are often kept on even when no one _____ them. We should turn them off when we do not need them. It takes less than a second _____ it. Anyhow, not wasting electricity saves money, because we do not have to pay for the electricity we do not use.

The second thing _____ we often waste is water. Fresh water is precious (宝贵的), _____ it shouldn’t be wasted. It is only a simple matter of turning off a tap. I am sure everybody can do this easily if he wants to.

_____ big waste is food. My mother used to cook so much food that much of it _____ away. I told her we had wasted so much food. She thought I was right and now she cooks only _____ we can eat.

It is not right to be wasteful. I find there is _____ simple way of not wasting things. That is to use only what we need. _____ not touch what we do not need. _____ this way, we can stop being wasteful.

1.

A．used

B．has used

C．is used

D．is using

2.

A．to be done

B．done

C．doing

D．to do

3.

A．which

B．that

C．who

D．whose

4.

A．though

B．because

C．so

D．but

5.

A．Others

B．Other

C．Another

D．The other

6.

A．throws

B．threw

C．was thrown

D．is thrown

7.

A．how

B．what

C．that

D．whether

8.

A．a

B．an

C．the

D．/

9.

A．Does

B．Do

C．Did

D．Done

10.

A．On

B．In

C．For

D．At

【推荐2】How do you go to school? Some students may answer, “By car”. Maybe some others will look at them through green glasses (羡慕地).
You____ feel bad if you have no cars. It’s true that cars are ____ . Many people find it hard to think about how____ will be like if they have no cars. But now more people know that too many cars bring great____ They make streets too ____ .
People are trying to stop pollution (污染) from cars____ way is to make green cars. But it ____ much to make these cars. And more people think about better ways. We can____our lifestyle. A lot of Americans go to work ____ bike now. Riding bikes is clean and healthy. It helps people get strong. Let’s try together! I hope we can live in a green world with no pollution ____ .1.

A．may not

B．don’t

C．shouldn’t

D．aren’t

2.

A．interesting

B．important

C．different

D．dangerous

3.

A．life

B．school

C．health

D．street

4.

A．lessons

B．fun

C．skills

D．problems

5.

A．small

B．clean

C．busy

D．modern

6.

A．Other

B．Another

C．One

D．The other

7.

A．uses

B．spends

C．pays

D．costs

8.

A．have

B．change

C．enjoy

D．make

9.

A．by

B．on

C．with

D．from

10.

A．any days

B．some days

C．some day

D．any day

【推荐1】My name is David. I live in a big house with my ____ Our house ____ not near a city. It is twenty kilometers (公里）____ the nearest (最近的）city. There are ____ people in my family. I live with my parents, my two sisters ____ my brother. Our house has two floors. There ____ a living room, four bedrooms, a dining room, a kitchen and two ____ I share a bedroom ____my brother, Simon. Each of my two sisters ____ a bedroom. Our house has a big garden ____ lots of flowers. I like ____ in the garden with my brother and ____ . At weekends my school friends come to see me. We play in the garden. ____ it rains, we play in the room. Our home is a nice place ____ live in. I have ____ with my friends and family in our house.1.

A．family

B．families

C．parents

D．parent

2.

A．be

B．is

C．has

D．are

3.

A．from

B．away

C．to

D．at

4.

A．four

B．five

C．six

D．seven

5.

A．and

B．with

C．in

D．on

6.

A．is

B．are

C．has

D．have

7.

A．bathrooms

B．bathroom

C．sittingroom

D．room

8.

A．for

B．with

C．on

D．in

9.

A．have

B．has

C．live

D．with

10.

A．with

B．has

C．and

D．have

11.

A．play

B．playing

C．to playing

D．work

12.

A．sister

B．sisters

C．parent

D．friend

13.

A．But

B．And

C．When

D．Then

14.

A．to

B．on

C．with

D．not

15.

A．fun

B．funs

C．funny

D．time

【推荐2】We're going to move next month. My parents are very   ____ these days. They made a shopping   ____ They want to buy lots of furniture（家具）for our new _____.

Today they will buy a _____ in the electrical shop for the kitchen. And they also want to buy a big   ____ to keep all the dishes.

We will live in the _____ of the town. There are lots of shops and restaurants there. It’s _____ my school too. I won’t ride to school any more. Our new house is on the first floor, so we won’t _____ to go up many stairs（楼梯）. It has 7 rooms. My brother and I will have our own _____. They’re big and comfortable. I   _____ to live in it! Welcome to my new house!

1.

A．free

B．sad

C．busy

D．boring

2.

A．name

B．price

C．book

D．list

3.

A．flat

B．floor

C．family

D．place

4.

A．chair

B．table

C．DVD

D．fridge

5.

A．shelf

B．cupboard

C．table

D．bookcase

6.

A．front

B．centre

C．back

D．right

7.

A．in

B．far

C．next

D．near

8.

A．want

B．need

C．like

D．hate

9.

A．bedrooms

B．kitchens

C．living rooms

D．dining rooms

10.

A．think

B．show

C．hope

D．start

【推荐3】My name is Peter. I live in a small village. In my village, there aren’t many cars or buses, and the streets are clean. I ________ all the neighbors and at the end of the day, we get together and talk. We go to bed ________, because there isn’t much to do in the evening. There aren’t any theaters, cinemas, museums or clubs. But the children can play in the streets or in nature. They can ________ keep animals at home. There is no noise（噪音）. We can hear a lot of beautiful sounds from nature ________ the birds singing and the rain pouring（倾盆而下）. In the evening, we can see lots of clear and beautiful ________ in the sky.

My penfriend Ken lives in a big city. He says there are more workplaces, better schools, ________ shops, finer restaurants and hundreds of cinemas, theaters and museums in the city. Children can go to clubs and parks to ________ themselves. I went to the city to visit Ken last month. He took me to the biggest shopping center and we bought some nice gifts for my ________, for example, a cool T-shirt for my dad.

“Which is better, the city or the village?” many of my classmates asked me when I came back. I’m not sure, ________ I know that I like the clean streets, friendly neighbors and fresh air in my ________ better.

1.

A．ask

B．thank

C．know

D．teach

2.

A．early

B．late

C．fast

D．slowly

3.

A．still

B．ever

C．almost

D．also

4.

A．like

B．with

C．about

D．around

5.

A．kites

B．stars

C．planes

D．birds

6.

A．smaller

B．nicer

C．fewer

D．quieter

7.

A．help

B．find

C．enjoy

D．save

8.

A．schoolmates

B．friends

C．classmates

D．family

9.

A．and

B．so

C．but

D．as

10.

A．town

B．village

C．city

D．country